>>52624297Lilliefags never got cocky because they never had that 'super speshul bond' with Ash that 'totally made her/him too important to leave'. If you don't get cocky, you don't get utterly BTFO'd and leave in shame.
In addition, Serenafags were also generally XYfags, and the art style/tone shift would probably be enough for 'em to leave anyway.